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What the papers say: Sunday's front pages

Sunday's front pages
What the papers say: Sunday's front pages

Oasis' first sold-out Croke Park gig and Heather Humphreys emerging as a favourite in the presidential race are among the stories that feature on Sunday's front pages.

The Sunday Times leads with an interview with Harvey Morrison's parents, who warn 'more will die if children's care isn't fixed'. The front page also features on a story on rural TDs backing former minister Heather Humphreys, who has been linked with the Fine Gael presidential nomination after Mairead McGuinness' decision to withdraw for health reasons.

The Sunday Independent leads with a poll that has found Heather Humphreys is the new favourite in the presidential race. Oasis' Croke Park gig also makes the front page.

Presidential hopeful Gareth Sheridan has backtracked on a statement that his company Nutriband generates annual revenues of $4 million to $6 million, the Business Post reports.

Oasis' concert features on the front page of the Irish Mail on Sunday and the Irish Sunday Mirror. The Mail leads with a story on gardaí investigating allegations of perjury involving a couple who were named as witnesses in a failed civil court rape appeal by Conor McGregor.

The Irish Sun on Sunday also leads with Oasis, along with a story on Maura Higgins.

Gangster John Gilligan is so desperate to get out of jail that he has organised a begging message which is being spread across WhatsApp groups, the Sunday World reports. 

An ex-Ireland rugby star convicted of failing to prevent a gang rape was welcomed with open arms at a Tyrone rugby event recently, Sunday Life reports. Former rugby international Chris Farrell was handed a four-year sentence last December, with two suspended, for failure to prevent the rape of a woman in France in 2017.

In the UK, US president Donald Trump's shifting stance on Ukraine following his summit with Vladimir Putin is the lead story across The Sunday Times, the Sunday Telegraph, the Mail on Sunday, the Sunday Express and the Sunday People.

Daily Star Sunday leads with a story on 'lager lout seagulls'.

The Sunday Mirror leads with a story on calls for the UK two-child benefit cap to be scrapped.

A story on Irish Love Island star Maura Higgins makes the front page of the Sun on Sunday.

The New York Times leads with Donald Trump's shifting stance on the war in Ukraine following his summit with Vladimir Putin.

 

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